Jared Austin Spencer celebrated his first birthday Dec. 29, 2012, with a Thomas the Train party at Snow Hill Church with family and friends.

His parents are Brittany Farmer Burcham and Billy Spencer. His grandparents and John and Jennifer Farmer and William Spencer and the late Linda Spencer. Great-grandparents are Edward Farmer and the late Iva Farmer and Howard and Zollie Easter. He has one great-great-grandmother, Opal Robinson.

William and Melissa Clontz of Hillsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Haley Lynn Clontz to Cody Austin Mabe, son of Eric and Lisa Mabe of Hillsville and the late Michelle Mabe.

Clontz is a 2006 graduate of Carroll County High School and is working at Salon Envy as a hairstylist and nail tech.
Mabe is a Carroll County High School graduate and is employed by Davis H. Elliot Company.
A June 15, 2013, wedding is planned in Hillsville.

Randy and Rhonda Lineberry of Fries announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Brooke Lineberry, to Jonathan Aster Lowe, son of Vatina Davis and Bobby Lowe of Galax.

Lowe is a 2008 graduate of Carroll County High School. He is a maintenance technician at Parkdale Mills.
Lineberry is a 2003 graduate of Grayson County High School and a 2008 and 2011 graduate of Radford University.
She is employed at Wythe County Public Schools as a mathematics teacher and at Radford University as an adjunct professor.

Isabella “Izzie” Marshall turned four on Jan. 6. Her birthday was celebrated with a ScoobyDoo bowling party. She is the daughter of Joseph and Chrissy Marshall. Her sister is Cassie Marshall.

Her grandparents are Randy and Kim Bell and Dennis and Opie Marshall. Her great-grandparents are M.C. and Irene Bell, the late Verna Liddle, O’Neal & O’Needa Terry, and the late Virgil and Patty Marshall.